冕

miǎn
#3,450 most
frequent character
crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

冕 combines 冃 hat with 免 miǎn, which means 'hat' and matches the sound. The first sense was a hat for someone of high rank. That grew to 'official cap' and then to 'crown'.

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Homophones

免miǎn
to waive

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